COLLEGE PARK, Md. – In the United States, wealthy people live on average 10 years longer than poor people, and Black people can expect to live an average of 5 years less than white people. Now, thanks to a $3.5 million grant, researchers will examine why these disparities persist – and how to address them.

2024 Fall semester is off to a great start with new graduate students gathering for orientation, connecting across diverse specialties and backgrounds, hearing from inspiring faculty, getting involved in a lively resource fair and, of course, enjoying ice cream! 

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Who hasn’t sat in a medical office, listening to computer keys clacking while their provider rapidly types up notes, wondering what they are spending so much time writing about? For doctors, who have always written clinical care notes but increasingly must spend time cataloging billing details, this additional documentation is a major source of job dissatisfaction and burnout.

Two students from the UMD School of Public Health were selected as 2024-25 ambassadors in the “This is Public Health” (TIPH) program, hosted by the Association of Schools & Programs of Public Health (ASPPH).

Congratulations to SPH faculty and staff who received annual awards honoring outstanding teaching, public health practice, service, mentoring and commitment to the school’s success and community during the 2023-2024 academic year! 

At the annual Maryland Research Excellence Celebration on April 16, more than 200 outstanding scholars and researchers, nominated by their deans, were recognized for their research success and visibility.

Students and instructors from across the world will soon be connected with those in the University of Maryland School of Public Health community, thanks to grants awarded to several SPH departments and faculty to establish new global public health classrooms.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The best way to improve health in underserved communities is to create solutions with them, not conduct research on them. That’s a silver lining lesson Dr. Stephen B.

The School of Public Health continued to move fearlessly forward this year, tackling pressing issues at the local, national and global level, while educating the next generation of public health practitioners. Here's a look back at some of the school’s achievements in 2023.

Kim shares why she decided to study health policy and management, how she overcame stigma around abortion research and how her research on contraception and abortion access could impact state and national health policies.